Using contingent valuation to measure the compensation required to gain community acceptance of a LULU: The case of a hazardous waste disposal facility

Public Finance Review

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 231-249

  Groothuis, Peter A ^a,d   Van Houtven, George ^b   Whitehead, John C ^c  

^a Westminster College

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Westminster College   (United States)

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EID: 0032387641     PISSN: 10911421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109114219802600303     Document Type: Article

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